tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1713322010-02-24T11:09:45.683-05:00evohr.orgthenoreply@blogger.comBlogger522125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-49970144803696468002010-02-24T11:01:00.002-05:002010-02-24T11:09:45.848-05:00"For we do not do that, that is why." Verily, Paul hath spent far too much time in church as a child, for these lamentations he doth find hilarious.thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-62798895264268601482010-02-04T19:16:00.001-05:002010-02-04T19:17:41.907-05:00Overheard just before dinner:I like science experiments, but these have just gotten out of control with coolness.Quoth Maya, raving about circuits.thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-15833557998969748582010-02-03T19:38:00.001-05:002010-02-03T19:39:57.980-05:00Guess who got carded again today? Yep, and she's still smiling. :-)thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-55243645536728474152010-01-06T19:36:00.005-05:002010-01-06T22:35:12.839-05:00Semicolon lover Kathy just found out that Maya, like Bryn, has used the highly-regarded punctuation mark. Maya told Kathy that a few weeks ago, when her teacher Mrs. Caulkins was absent, the class had a substitute who wrote on the board "Mrs. Caulkins is absent today. Mrs. Elson is our substitute." The sub then asked the class how those sentences might be combined, and Maya raised her hand, thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-6744543759108178162010-01-04T16:10:00.006-05:002010-01-04T17:02:55.385-05:00Bryn has used a semicolon in her writing for the first time. In response to the prompt "Describe how a compass works," she wrote: A compass needle is a magnet; it responds to the Earth's magnetic poles, not geographic poles.Kathy, semicolon lover that she is, grabbed Bryn's paper and tried to run off to blog the milestone. Bryn, modest person that she is, grabbed the paper out of Kathy's hand, thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-18443325193829993582009-12-26T10:13:00.003-05:002009-12-26T10:19:35.853-05:00Bryn and Maya got $20 gift cards from Barnes and Noble:Maya: That's a lot of money.Grandma: You don't have to spend it all at one time.Bryn: Yes, we do!Maya: Of course we do!Good thing they got a new bookcase, too!thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-43428387722105625672009-12-25T14:09:00.001-05:002009-12-25T14:10:46.273-05:00Bryn: You can never have too many books. You can only have not enough bookcases.Merry Christmas!thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-28970394586813951122009-10-27T21:24:00.002-04:002009-10-28T21:33:30.505-04:00In honor of Kathy's birthday, the kids baked a carrot cake: Think it'll be yummy?Yep!thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-66984025522004253232009-10-25T20:23:00.002-04:002009-10-28T21:34:47.048-04:00Magic's in the air! Spotted at today's Halloween Parade were: ... a spell-casting wizard and a friendly witch!thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-8227942603300187652009-09-24T20:21:00.001-04:002009-09-24T20:22:58.941-04:00Overheard:Why would you want to write a poem about your lowly daughter?Quoth Maya, being uncharacteristically modest, to Kathy.thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-54587774478061048632009-08-16T20:49:00.003-04:002009-08-16T21:04:07.695-04:00During a quick visit to Burlington last weekend, we hung out for a while with Uncle Rob. So who won the contest: man or burger? Some say the burger, but we know better -- he (and his better judgment) triumphed.thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-8026689606927712542009-08-15T20:10:00.002-04:002010-01-06T20:28:03.336-05:00Ever had trouble solving a complex problem? Perhaps that's because you're a singleton:Bryn: Mama, I'm glad we're twins.Kathy: Why?Maya: 'Cause we have two brains.Bryn: Yeah.As Bryn explained later, "We have similar minds, but we each come up with different ideas."thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-75691699145747028012009-08-14T22:05:00.004-04:002010-01-06T20:24:45.284-05:00Our snazzy new tent arrived last week, so of course we promptly set it up in the yard and hoped for rain:Fortunately, that first night generated a nice steady 10-15 minutes of rain shortly after Paul joined the kids for the evening. While staying dry through the night was a promising sign, it was hardly a proper gear test, so we left the tent up a while longer and let it ride out another day's thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-46938774403885951152009-07-23T15:48:00.003-04:002009-07-23T16:06:25.327-04:00Ever wonder how fast a soccer ball is going when it zooms past the goalie? Well, at soccer camp today, Bryn (34 mph) and Maya (35 mph) learned that their shots are faster than local traffic. The fastest shot by a girl their age went 41 mph, and the fastest shot by a coach went 70 mph.Just something to remember the next time you're caught in a speed trap.thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-73690288588641404432009-07-10T18:55:00.003-04:002009-07-10T18:58:47.475-04:00Overheard:Maya: When was that book written?Kathy: The same year I was born.Maya: They had cars when you were born?Kathy: Of course!Maya: I didn't know that!Guess that proves that all history is ancient history, huh?thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-76084798306745324212009-07-08T18:03:00.002-04:002009-07-08T18:12:44.676-04:00One of the new things we're trying this summer are sketching Wednesdays, when Paul and the kids take a walk through our historic neighborhood looking for things to capture in our sketchbooks. We got rained out last week, but after a quick look at the radar, we figured we had at least a few dry minutes before the rain arrived. Thankfully the hail and thunder missed us, so we spent a drizzly hourthenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-56594427039088415042009-07-08T17:47:00.000-04:002009-07-08T17:59:10.749-04:00In honor of "12:34:56 7/8/9 day :)" (one two three four five six seven eight nine day), we're happy to report that ...Bryn earned "Plugger of the Day" for her "Great attitude and effort all day! Keep up the good work!! :-)" and Maya earned "Swimmer of the day" for "awesome job with breaststroke today! Glides were perfect!!"thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-349034484344922402009-06-26T01:21:00.001-04:002009-06-26T01:21:40.454-04:00Without explanation: green ... toes.You had to be there.thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-30755588272753466222009-06-10T22:07:00.006-04:002009-06-10T23:03:57.113-04:00Maya and Bryn had in-class summer birthday celebrations today, which means last night we did a little baking. A few extras went into each class, but aside from one straggler the only thing that came home were a bunch of recipe requests. (Evidently the other 3rd grade teachers were hungry, too.)Thus, we introduce a new site feature: recipes! Warning: If you're feeling hungry, do not click thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-84454813044459171242009-06-06T21:20:00.003-04:002009-06-10T23:03:37.712-04:00After many weeks' worth of travel to area towns, the spring soccer season ended with a home game today.Appropriately enough, the team earned their patches with another 4-2 victory. Bryn led things off with a goal and an assist, and Maya sealed the deal with the final goal. Yay Tigers!Many thanks to Maeve's mom for the picture!thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-68012848804809753512009-05-31T15:47:00.005-04:002009-06-01T16:01:12.329-04:00UVM's latest Phi Beta Kappa:Congratulations, Rob!thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-73302219892119318382009-04-25T17:41:00.002-04:002009-04-25T17:54:21.804-04:00After several years playing rec soccer here in town, this is the kids' first season playing on a travel team. Today was their first away game, and they really took advantage of the summery weather, winning 4-2, with two goals scored in the first 5 minutes by none other than our very own Maya. Bryn, meanwhile, showed off her moves by repeatedly working her way out of double-team and even thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-49865907080032884202009-04-22T20:15:00.003-04:002009-04-22T20:22:50.379-04:00It's official! Evidently being granted tenure means that Kathy's stuck being a professor forever. And to seal the deal, they promoted her too. There's no escaping now!Seriously, though, we're all very, very proud. :-)thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-20661531354736405652009-03-27T15:04:00.006-04:002009-03-27T20:10:53.294-04:00The kids are heading off for a weekend visit with Grummy and Farfar, and did most of their packing this morning. Now that they're home from school, the obvious question arose:Maya: When are we leaving?Paul: As soon as you're all ready.Kathy: I need to take a five minute shower.Maya: A five minute shower?Kathy: It's been known to happen.Maya: Yeah, by Daddy or by me.So now there's a dollar thenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-171332.post-43171248749237599122009-01-13T13:24:00.003-05:002009-01-13T13:27:46.953-05:00Kathy, trying to fill her new iPod:What was that movie we saw one time that had that one song that was so awesome?Yeah, that one.thenoreply@blogger.com